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- LGD code
- 604711
- Pincode
- 583222
- Post office
- Mariammanahalli
- Population
- 2,258
- Households
- 397
- Literacy rate
- 39.1%
- Sex ratio
- 945 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,299
Census 2011 · in context
How Garga compares
By population, Garga ranks #22 of 51 villages in Hosapete mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.1%
−12.2% vs mandal average
- Garga
- 39.1%
- Hosapete mandal
- 51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
−45 vs mandal average
- Garga
- 945
- Hosapete mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Garga
- 5.7
- Hosapete mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garga at a glance
Garga is a village of 2,258 people in 397 households (Census 2011) in Hosapete taluk, Vijayanagar district, Karnataka, the 22nd-largest of 51 villages in Hosapete taluk. Literacy is 39%, 12 points below the taluk average of 51% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 583222, served by Mariammanahalli post office; the LGD village code is 604711. The village votes in Sandur assembly constituency, represented by MLA E. Tukaram. The population is estimated at 2,662 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nagalapura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garga · this village | 2,258 | 39% | — |
| Nagalapura · Hosapete | 5,568 | 47% | — |
| Byalakundi · Hosapete | 1,074 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garga
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HOSPET
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAGALAPURA
- Total area (ha)
- 4,302.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 3,302.21
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Garga
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Garga
- LGD code
- 604711
- Pincode
- 583222
- Post office
- Mariammanahalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,258
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,662
- Households
- 397
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 945
- Literacy rate
- 39.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bellary
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sandur
- Member of Parliament
- E. Tukaram
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- E. Tukaram
- Block / Mandal
- Hosapete
- Nearest railway station
- Swamihalli (14.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 583222
- MariyammanahalliHosapete mandal15,940 pop
- DanapuramHosapete mandal7,256 pop
- NagalapuraHosapete mandal5,568 pop
- HalagapuraHagaribommanahalli mandal4,304 pop
- GuledahaluHagaribommanahalli mandal3,772 pop
- HampapatnaHagaribommanahalli mandal3,699 pop
- ThimmalapuraHosapete mandal3,582 pop
- T.BasapuraHosapete mandal3,339 pop
- VaradapuraHagaribommanahalli mandal2,860 pop
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Other villages named Garga
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Garga
Other villages in Hosapete mandal
View all 59+ →- Mariyammanahalli
- Malapanagudi
- Danapuram
- Papinayakanahalli
- Gadiganur
- Nagalapura
- Nagenahalli
- Bukkasagara
- Hosur
- Thimmalapura
- T.Basapura
- Kakubal
- Ingaligi
- 76-Venkatapura
- Byluvadigeri
- Chilakanahatti
- Hampi
- Danayakanakere
- Mariyammanahalli Thanda
- Kallahalli
- Vyasanakeri
- Gollarahalli
- Gudioblapura
- Dharmasagara
- Buvvanahalli
- 112 Venkatapura
- Nandibanda
- Vadrahalli
- Kaddirampura
- Haravanahalli
- Ayyanahalli
- Narasapura
- Byalakundi
- Gundlavaddigeri
- Rajapura
- Kottiginahal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)